Chapter Two : Ambitions
Gyad : Second Chapter! I had some reviews too! Woot, happy day!
And here's the disclaimer Do you have ANY idea how much I want to own Golden Sun? I'd be so rich, and Golden Sun would finally have a sequel out after TLA. Sadly, I don't...
Jenna.Fan > Well, who says the main character had to be a hero? Besides, if Isaac won all of his fights, there wouldn't be much of a story.
your local dealer > Revenge shall be his, I guarantee you that. The question is, when and how? Keep reading and you'll know.
Chapter Two : Ambitions
An icicle materialized in the hand of the blue haired man. He stared blankly into the distance of the cavern in which he stood without a single emotion on his pale face. He clutched the icicle on his hand tightly without a care that his hand had gone pale from the temperature of the icicle.
It was all a lie wasn't it. There never was any hope for me from the beginning. Someone like me could never obtain the power of the Golden Sun. I was foolish…
Out of frustration, he hurled the icicle in his hand at a nearby wall. The wall froze at the impact of the icicle.
"My my my..." whispered a voice from out of nowhere
The man grunted at the whisper. It was unknown to him whether it was an actual voice or just his hallucination. "Who's there?" roared the blue haired man. For the first time, he carefully examined the surroundings. The cavern was well lit, but there were no signs of a light source. The temperature in the room was below normal. A small breeze came from the rocky wall that surrounded him. Sounds of water droplets falling in the distance echoed every few seconds can be heard.
"You sure are bitter for someone who just obtained the power of the Golden Sun…Alex." Continued the voice
Forming in the palm of Alex's right hand was a blue orb.
The voice let out a fake gasp and said "Now now…no need to be so threatening. After all, I am your ally."
Alex closed his eyelids; the blue orb in his palm slowly evaporated. "If it's like you said, and I have the power of the Golden Sun…then I wouldn't need an ally. I sense a contradiction." Alex said slowly. He began to walk towards the nearest wall around where he stood. As he approached it, he turned around and leaned his back on the wall. It was cold, as it was the wall that Alex hurled an icicle at.
"There's your mistake. You do have the power of the Golden Sun; rather ¾ of it. But you can't use it, nor will you get any benefit from it. Without the last portion, you are still just a Mercury Adept."
Alex grunted at what the voice had just said. He formed a first with his hands and slammed it onto the wall behind him.
"But…there is still hope for you. That is, if you're willing to do what I say."
Alex raised his left eyebrow at that last comment. He stopped leaning against the wall and stood up straight. He moved his arms about to relax his muscles.
"I have no physical form, so I can only give you commands through telepathy in case you're wondering."
"Cut the boring stuff and get onto the good part." Alex yelled impatiently.
No need to yell, I can hear your thoughts perfectly.
A shimmer went down Alex's spine as the voice spoke those words. It was as if a spirit had just gone through Alex's body.
Using the power of the Golden Sun is not an easy task, even with the full power at disposal. It requires a strong-willed mind and a couple of other traits as well. I won't go in depth on that. I'm sure you know what the Golden Sun does. It allows one to use the Power of Alchemy. And only with Alchemy, can one create the Stone of Sage. As of now, you have ¾ of the Golden Sun, which means you can not use Alchemy yet. I'm sure that the Wise One has told you that a boy named Isaac is the one who has the last portion. All you need to do is get the last portion from Isaac. But, that's not an easy task. What I want you to do is go on a soul searching quest.
"You're getting very annoying and boring," said Alex, ignoring the fact that the voice could or could not hear his thoughts.
Let me ask you a question. Alex felt the same sensation as he spoke. It was quite terrifying to him no matter how much he tried to ignore it. How much of your journey to obtain the Golden Sun do you remember? It took a couple of seconds for Alex to process that question in his mind. It was a simple question, yet it was a so hard to give an answer. "Everything," Answer me honestly. Why did you go on this quest?
"Power," muttered Alex
We both know that's not true. "Whatever," Alex replied hastily. What's your name? Alex, How old are you? 21,
It started to feel like a relay chat between Alex and voice. The voice would ask a question, and Alex would respond quickly with a one-worded answer. Sometimes the voice would then give a comment, and move onto the next question. The cycle repeated for a while without going anywhere. It felt like an eternity to Alex. After a couple of questions, Alex leaned his back against the wall behind him again. It was still cold.
Alex didn't want to answer the questions, but he did. He somehow felt obligated to answer. He knew he was lying most of the time, but he didn't care. He just wanted the questions to end. At often times, it felt like the game of "Twenty Questions", where one player would ask a "Yes" or "No" question and the other play would respond with "Yes" or "No".
To tease the voice and to find out if it could really hear his thoughts, Alex would sometimes not say his answer; instead think of it in his mind.
Do you want power? Yes. Are you willing to do what I ask? Depends, Do you…remember who I am? No, You have yet to change…
"Stop with the questions!" Alex yelled loudly, creating an echo in the cavern he was in. I'll tell you one thing; we've spoken more than once now. Yet you don't remember me each time we speak. Every time we finish talking, I would erase the portion of your memory about our conversation. I did it to see just how strong your mind was. It seems that I can't keep doing this. I have to take it even further. I have to…erase all of your memories.
"What!" Alex shrieked as he stepped away from the wall. "You can't do that! Just who do you think you are?"
Alex drew his sword from the sheath that was hanging on his belt. He knew it was pointless, but he felt like it was a good thing to do.
I'll tell you who I am. Remember the name well, for the next time we meet…you better remember me. I…am…Alex. The blue haired man's eyes widened as he heard the name of the voice. Now for the last question…who…are YOU?
The blue haired man lost his consciousness as he heard the last question and fell to the floor. A blue aura formed around his body. His body levitated into the air. If you can find yourself again, then you would have succeeded. Good luck…
The light in the cavern slowly dimmed until it finally went away. The sounds of water droplets falling can no longer be heard. Silence filled throughout the cavern. The body of the blue haired man shimmered, and slowly disappeared.
A swarm of storm clouds gathered over the region of Atteka. It foretold a coming evil. In the city of Contigo, lived a Jupiter Adept named Hamma. Near the outskirts of the city, laid a house where she lived.
"Something is coming," whispered Hamma as she looked out the windows of her house. "Please be safe little brother,"
Hamma stepped away from the windows and walked towards the center of the room she was in. She was deeply worried about his little brother's safety.
The room Hamma was in was a small and cozy room. All the furniture was aligned in a special way so that it feels smaller than usual. The air temperature in the room was just right, even though a fireplace was still active.
Hamma walked towards a cabinet near the fireplace. The cabinet was old and a bit worn out, but Hamma kept it anyway. She opened the biggest drawer on her cabinet and looked inside. Inside were full of junk like needles for knitting and crumbled paper. She rummaged into the drawing looking for something. Moments later, she found what she was looking for. It was a small bronze key.
Hamma placed in key firmly in her hand. With her other hand, she took off the necklace. It was a necklace with a single pearl dangling on it. She used the string of the necklace and ran it through the small hole in the bronze key. Hamma sighed. She had turned her key and necklace into a bracelet.
Hamma closed her cabinet drawer and walked towards the exit of the house. It was now raining outside. She looked up at the cloudy sky and reentered her house to grab a small umbrella. The umbrella was green, which matched her greenish eyes.
Hamma stepped into the streets of Contigo, and began to walk towards Jupiter Lighthouse. She had a stern and gloomy face.
Thorn reached into a sack that he was carrying behind his back from the beginning. It was a brownish sack that blended into his clothing. From the sack, he pulled out a thin but long metal chain. A symbol was carved onto one end of it. A strange aura sensation surrounded the chain, and every member of the party could sense it. It held an enormous amount of power. He placed the chain around his neck, like it was a scarf. His hand was still holding onto one end of the chain, just in case someone tried something.
"Sorry, can't do that. I don't need a Venus Adept," Said Thorn with a small amount of pity in his tone. "I wouldn't try that if I were you," Thorn said again, this time referring to Sheba who was trying to sneak attack him from behind. Sheba was panting really loudly, which gave her away.
The tension among the party grew by the second. Thorn made few attempts to finish his job quickly. He wanted to prolong their suffering. Isaac noticed that Thorn placed his hand on his chin, as though waiting for Isaac to figure out who he's going after. Isaac took his opportunity to the fullest and carefully planned out how he was going to do things.
He mentioned he wanted three members in our group. Minus the Venus Adepts, only six remain; Garet, Jenna, Ivan, Sheba, Mia and Piers. I have to figure out which three he wants. That chain he's holding, it must be the key to capturing the ones he want. If I can figure out who he'll capture before he can make a move, I may be able to stop him.
If Thorn wanted, he could've taken Garet from the beginning. Garet was the only one that rushed towards him without thinking of the consequences. But then again, he was still toying with us all. This guy, he's so confident. He could've just used that chain right now, instead…he wants me play his game. He wants me guess his plans. He's confident he'll win.
Jenna, now there's a problem. She's the closest to her besides Sheba. If anything, Thorn would go after her instead of Garet. Felix is the only within distance that can save her. But Mia hasn't finished tending to his wounds. Why, normally it would've taken her a few seconds. But now, it seems like he's still hurt. I'm pretty sure he'll go after Jenna. I have to stop him somehow.
Ivan, he's practically next to me. Even though his Jupiter Adept abilities can allow him to move quickly, it still won't be enough. I still can't decide whether Thorn is a Jupiter Adept or not, but if he was, he'd be able to overpower Ivan's abilities. If Thorn were to go after him, I'd be the only one that can protect him. But then again, Sheba's right there behind him. It'd be much easier to go after her. I'm sure Ivan is thinking the same thing as me.
Strange, I don't see Piers anywhere at all. Surely he couldn't have fled. To be out of sight at a time like this, that's unlike him. He'd be the last person I suspect to run away. Could it be Thorn got to him? No, that's unlikely.
Mia…her ankle, it looks sprained. So if Thorn were to go after her, she'd get caught easily. Thankfully, Garet is next to her, so he can protect her. Even if he couldn't, he would buy me sometime to reach Thorn.
So his obvious targets are Sheba, Mia, and Jenna… Damn it, this guy is going to take all the weak ones. Now that I have it all figured out, what am I going to do. Thorn's expecting me to do something. He's expecting me to try and save everyone. He wants me to plan everything out perfectly and then crush me to defeat and humiliate me! And I still don't have a clue what he plans to do with that chain. There's nothing more I can do now, I won't know until I do something.
"Looks like you figured it out Isaac," spoke Thorn. "It sure took you a while, but you got everything right, except…I'll get all three of my targets."
Isaac took no more hesitations. It was either now or never and he chose now. His opponent was no surprise either, knowing that he waited too long already.
With one hand, Isaac formed a long spear of rock and with the other he held his sword. Thorn did something in contrast; with one hand he held his long sword loosely to allow easy movement of his muscles and with his other hand, he swung his chain directly at Isaac.
The chain somehow began to magically extend itself as it drew near Isaac. With no time to react to the bulleting chain, he hurled his rock made spear at it.
A few seconds before the impact of the chain and spear, Sheba leaped ruefully into air and attempted to drive her mace at Thorn's head. Without breaking out of his trance at the commencing impact, Thorn swung his sword blindly backwards and blocked the mace. It made a huge clanking noise.
The impact of the chain and spear made little sound, in fact barely anything happened. The rock spear fragmentized at the impact, and the chain sustained its speed at Isaac.
Ivan had somehow known that Isaac's plan was going to fail and came up with his own scheme. His knowledge of how a string would react if something were to strike it from the side. It would arch to the side from where it was struck.
Ivan shot a raging thunderbolt at the chain hoping that it would be strong enough to arch the chain. To his surprise, his plan had succeeded. The chain had arched away from its original course and was redirected at Ivan. What he didn't know was what would happen afterwards. The chain was aimed directly at Ivan's chest. There was no stopping it, Ivan was doomed.
At the split second when the chain would pierce through Ivan's chest, a miracle occurred and the chain instantly stopped. The suspense had gotten to Ivan's head. He stared downwards at the chain that was about a millimeter away from his chest. At that point, Ivan could no longer sustain the weight of his body. He fell backwards onto the ground and lost consciousness.
"Ivan!" yelled Garet to break the silence which filled the area. He left his position and ran towards the chain. Somehow the chain was still hovering in the air without any support. "You stupid chain!" cried Garet as he piled his sword onto the chain. It went through the chain completely as though nothing was there at all. It was then, that Thorn began to laugh maniacally.
"You all fell for it! You all fell for the illusion!" said Thorn bursting into laughter. The air shimmered, and the chain disappeared. Isaac stared at Thorn holding his rock spear; unbroken. Isaac knew what he had done. He created an illusion that was meant to distract all of us while he made his move on his target. Sheba was no longer present, Thorn had taken her.
Thorn finally stopped laughing and cleared his throat. "One down, two to go." Thorn announced. He drew yet another chain from his sack. The size and shape was the shape, except a different symbol was carved onto one end of the chain. "Ready for round two?" Thorn asked sinisterly.
This time, everyone charged at Thorn at the same time. They didn't care anymore. If they ran, they would lose; if they waited, they would lose.
Thorn leaped backwards into the air. As he landed on the ground, he spun around swiftly and ran off into the distance. After a few minutes of chasing after Thorn, the party stopped running. Thorn was too fast.
"Why'd you bring me here?" said Piers struggling to break free of his captor's clutch. "To save you boy," replied the male who was also struggling to keep Piers intact. "That man was strong, he would've killed you if I wasn't there to rescue you." The man continued. His voice was muffled, as he had a cloth around his mouth to conceal his voice. Over his head, the man had a hood on to further conceal his identity.
"Who are you?" asked Piers. He was still struggling to break free, but it was useless. His captor had tied his wrists together with a strong thick rope. "Someone you should be thanking." The man replied. He threw Piers' body onto the floor knowing that he couldn't break free.
While on the floor, Piers had a clear view of who his captor was. Although it was still too dark to see completely, he had a good hunch.
"Con-conservato?" Piers asked his captor. His captor quickly looked away from Piers and rubbed his forehead. "I guess I can't hide it anymore. Yes it is I, Conservato." Said the man
Piers cast a small freezing spell at the rope while Conservato was still facing the other way. With the rope frozen, he was able to break free from its seal. As he slowly untied himself, his mind was full of doubts.
Why is Conservato here? Is he in anyway allied with that Thorn? Is Felix and his companions okay?
"I'm here to ask for your help…my king." Conservato muttered in his breath. Piers couldn't quite hear what he had just said with his concentration still on the rope. Conservato removed his hood, revealing his long blue hair. He spun around and bowed at Piers.
"I'm here to ask for your help my king!" Conservato repeated loudly. Piers had finally untied all of the ropes that were on his body. "Ki-king?" Piers asked shockingly. "Yes, our old Sovereign has recently been…assassinated. Piers' eyes widened as he heard what Conservato had just told him. Conservato continued without giving Piers much time to react. "His highness is presumed to have died about 18 hours ago. My men and I has discovered his highness' body in a secret chamber behind his bedroom. However, an imposter is still among Lemuria, posing as his highness. To keep things a secret, and hopefully raise too much commotion, we decided to play along the imposter's game. As of now, the imposter thinks that I am still inside my bedchamber. I come to you, my lord…to request that you return to Lemuria immediately!"
So many things happening at the same time. It does confuse things a bit, and adds a littl...er...a lot of suspense to the story doesn't it? I left you guys off with a HUGE cliffhanger, so review and I might write faster! I don't care if you've reviewed already! So something, it makes me happy.
